Carpets not good pets

[ballpythonandragon]

A friend of mine says carpets are very hard to tame and are not very good snakes to keep. He says they are misstaken that they are easy to care for and people are miss lead. What do you all have to say Ive wanted one for a while also. Any Pros/cons? Aaron

[Smulkin]

Well - like many species they can be nippy when young. And like ALL species each individual will vary according to individuality lol - universal statements are universally inapplicable lol. I don't advise buying ANY herp "blind". You'd do well to hit a couple of shows and interact with some snakes and talk to the breeders before you launch into that venture.

[ballpythonandragon]

Im not taking up for this guy at all im just saying he believes they are not to easy to care for ive done alot of research on this snake and im considering on buy one he said he could get a carpet in for 55.00 CBC what do suggest that is do take him up on the deal or go to someone else?

[Smulkin]

I dont consider ours MUCH harder to care for than BPs. We have a Jungle and a Coastal - both juveniles. They are a bit more "upwardly mobile" (less terrestrial) than BPs and if given the furnishings will climb and perch. The Carpet took a while to transition off mice. As juvies both are noticably nippier than the other snakes in the house (the female fuscus being the exception).

What other snakes does this chap keep?

[BiGBaLLiN]

someone else. is this guy a breeder? 55$ is pretty cheap imo for a jcp. try to attend more shows and get a captive bred juvie from a reputable breeder.

[ballpythonandragon]

right now he is keeping some balls,2 juvi redtails , 3 burms, corns, gophers and your usual lizards and such . Also he suggested for me not to keep using UVB/UVA bulb for my dragon
he seams to be a nice guy and all but he a small petstore owner he is not a breeder. i almost bought a redtail off of him but im kinda sceptial about laying down 150.00 for a juvi BCI right now He also has a banana corn that i want for 50.00 is that a rare snake ?

[ladywhipple02]

He suggested for me not to keep using UVB/UVA bulb for my dragon

Um, as far as I know, UVB is essential to dragons' development. They get bone development problems if you don't use one.

Sounds like this guy is giving you bad advice, and just trying to get your money by getting you to buy something more expensive... I wouldn't purchase from him, personally, but it's your decision.

[wendyhoo9]

He also has a banana corn that i want for 50.00 is that a rare snake ?

I've never heard of a banana corn before. There are some yellowish - yellow corns that are called ambers, caramels and butters. Most pet stores make up creative (or not) names for morphs. I'd check out Rich Serpenco's site, as he has one of the more extensive collection of corn snake morphs out there and I've never seen banana on it (there's also a corn snake morph guide and banana isn't in it either).

Personally, this guy doesn't sound like he knows what he's talking about...not giving Dragons' their necessary UV's = metabolic bone disaster. Doesn't sound like a person I'd deal with, but like others have said, the decision is up to you.

[alexrls]

ive had a carpet for about a year now and everyorning i sit up in my bed and sink my toes into it and wiggle them for like 10 minutes i love carpet

[reptile-girl]

well, STEVE IRWIN said that they are not very good pets at all, and ARE hard to tame. anyway ive seen them at the petstore they do look cool though :-]